# Reference: Dashboards

## Overview

Dashboards are made up of customizable **cards** that visualize your Motion work as numbers, charts, or summaries. This reference covers all available chart types, fields, and configuration options.

### Chart Types & Styles

* **Number charts** → Show a single metric (e.g., “Tasks completed this week”).
* **Bar charts** → Compare values across fields (e.g., Tasks by Assignee).
* **Pie charts** → Visualize proportions (e.g., Task status distribution).
  * Style: Filled or Donut.
* **Line charts** → Show trends over time (e.g., Tasks started per week).
  * Interpolation options: Basis, Bump, Natural, Step, etc.

### Data Sources

* **Tasks**
* **Projects**

### Axes & Values

* **Y-Axis** → Count or Total Hours.
* **X-Axis** → Any field, including:

| X-axis field                                                                                                   | X-axis field                                                                                      | X-axis field                                                                                      |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <ul><li>Assignee</li><li>Auto-schedule toggle</li><li>Completed on</li><li>Deadline</li><li>Duration</li></ul> | <ul><li>Estimated completion</li><li>ETA</li><li>Label</li><li>Priority</li><li>Project</li></ul> | <ul><li>Stage</li><li>Start date</li><li>Status</li><li>Workspace</li><li>Custom fields</li></ul> |

### Sorting Options

* Value Ascending
* Value Descending
* Name Ascending
* Name Descending

### Grouping Options

* Same as X-axis fields (except **Assignee**).

### Filters

* **Project filters** → Same fields as X-axis.
* **Task filters** → Same fields as X-axis + option to include archived tasks.

### Line Chart–Specific Settings

* **Time unit** → Day, Week, Month, Quarter, Year.
* **Range** → Choose a fixed or relative date range (e.g., Next 30 days).
* **Interpolation** → Options for how points are connected (Basis, Step, Monotone, etc.).

### Chart Actions

* Expand chart
* Edit chart
* Duplicate chart
* Remove chart

### Sharing & Permissions

* Dashboards can be shared with your team.
* Cards inherit permissions from underlying projects/tasks.


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